Georgetown University

Ah, summer, those warm days of outdoor adventure and relaxation. Not to dampen your enthusiasm, but as you bask in the summerness of it all, there are some health issues beyond sunburns that spike at this time and are worth paying attention to. For you and, if you're a parent, for your kids as well here are nine concerns to keep in mind as you navigate the heat and the great outdoors. Athlete's Foot The same fungus that causes jock itch and ringworm incites this scaly, itchy, stinging and burning rash on the feet, usually between the toes. It may seem a minor irritant, but untreated athlete's foot can create skin fissures that become infected, says Stephen Pribut, a...

Related "Georgetown University" Articles

Ah, summer, those warm days of outdoor adventure and relaxation. Not to dampen your enthusiasm, but as you bask in the summerness of it all, there are some health issues beyond sunburns that spike at this time and are worth paying attention to. For you...

The Joe Lieberman Connecticut Scholarship Fund has announced that five Connecticut students who are headed to college in the fall will be the third class of Lieberman Scholars to receive scholarships from the Fund. In addition, ten current college...

Phil Schonberger was determined to make Hartford something more than the halfway mark between Boston and New York. He was an arts aficionado, a somewhat shy real estate developer and a political junkie who seemed to know everyone in Hartford. He had an...

Trigger warning: This column will include discussion of ideas that may conflict with your own. Those accustomed to reading or listening only to liberal commentators may not be aware of "trigger warnings" and "safe zones" on...

It's probably the most unsettling outcome in the college admissions process: the notification that you're neither in, nor out, but wait-listed.
"It's the worst thing they can do to a student because of the intense amount of added stress it puts on...

Kristin White, author and academic advisor, will be at Wesleyan University's bookstore, Broad Street Books, on May 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. to discuss and sign copies of her new book, It's the Student, Not the College: The Secrets of Succeeding at Any...

Philip A. Schonberger, a key figure in downtown Hartford redevelopment for two decades and an active participant in city cultural affairs, died Monday at his home in Old Lyme. He was 61.A family spokesman said Schonberger died of a heart...

Former U.S. Senator and Majority Leader George Mitchell and Chief Executive Officer of The New York Times Company Mark Thompson will speak
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - George Mitchell, former U.S. senator from the State of Maine and Senate majority leader,...

An assistant federal defender has been named to fill a position as U.S. magistrate judge with the District of Connecticut, according to the court.Sarah A. L. Merriam, 43, will be sworn in next month to the position vacated by Magistrate Judge Holly B....

The Obama administration has emphasized the critical need to prepare American students for future job opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math — or STEM.
The president is right to make STEM a national priority. Yet he must be careful to...

If you're among the hundreds of thousands of U.S. couples trying to get pregnant this season — and December is the most popular month for baby-making — experts say there are some lifestyle choices that could improve your odds.Some are fairly obvious:...

Last year 227 boys who committed crimes were incarcerated at the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, the state's maximum-security facility in Middletown for juvenile offenders. They lived there for months before it was determined when they would be...

The failure to indict the New York City police officer whose chokehold killed Eric Garner — captured on video — proves just how ineffective body cameras would be in curbing epidemic police violence and racial profiling.
The officers who forcibly pushed...

1. Plan with your roommate.
Don't be the pair who end up with two mini fridges and two TVs. Talk about what you need to bring, whether you want to coordinate your decor and what the expectations are for how your room will be used.
If you both want your...

For nearly 6,900 students who graduated Sunday at colleges around the state, the natural question is: What's next?
Happily, this year's graduates have more reason to be optimistic than those who graduated two or three years ago, although the market has...

Weeks before Christmas, Mary Sherlach had already transformed her Trumbull home into the picture of holiday cheer.
The red-and-green plaid tablecloth was in place. And there were candles and centerpieces on the tables and wreaths on the door and lights...

Killed in Friday's horrific shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School were 20 children, ages 6 and 7, and six adults. The shooter's mother was also killed Friday. Stories of the adult heroes of this tragedy and tributes to the children who lost their...

The names of more victims in Friday's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School emerged Saturday, including a teacher who had just landed a permanent substitute position at the school.
Lauren Rousseau, 30, landed the subsitute job in November and was...